How to Change Windows Notification Delay in Regedit

Windows notification banners, commonly known as toast notifications, appear on your screen for a predetermined period before automatically dismissing to the Notification Center. You can adjust this duration directly through the Windows Registry using the MessageDuration value, allowing you to increase or decrease how many seconds banners remain visible before disappearing.

The Registry Value for Notification Banners

The display time for Windows notification banners is governed by the following registry entry:

Step-by-Step Guide to Changing Notification Delay

  1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box.

  2. Type regedit and press Enter (select Yes if prompted by User Account Control).

  3. In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility

  4. Locate the MessageDuration DWORD on the right pane. If it does not exist, right-click an empty space in the right pane, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it MessageDuration.

  5. Double-click MessageDuration to edit it.

  6. In the Edit window, select the Decimal radio button under Base.

  7. In the Value data field, enter the number of seconds you want notifications to remain on the screen (for example, 10 for ten seconds or 30 for thirty seconds).

  8. Click OK to save the changes.

  9. Restart your computer or restart the Windows Explorer process via Task Manager for the changes to take effect.